Meeting of prep aces results in Lancers loss.Byline: Paula Lincoln The Register-Guard Churchill's softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' team quietly ended its postseason run in the Class 5A state softball playoffs Friday. And though there may not have been much to cheer about in the Lancers' 1-0 quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. loss to Southern Sky Champion Crater, neither was there much reason for the Midwestern League champions to hang their heads. Pitcher Megan Peterson, who gave up four hits, pitched well enough to win. The right-handed junior struck out nine and walked four - none of whom scored. She also pitched her way out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth inning in·ning n. 1. a. Baseball One of nine divisions or periods of a regulation game, in which each team has a turn at bat as limited by three outs. b. innings (used with a sing. . "She's one of the best pitchers in the state," said Crater coach Chris Arnold Christopher Paul Arnold (born November 6, 1947 in Long Beach, California) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1965 amateur draft, and played for the Giants from 1971 to 1976. , whose team faces Corvallis in the semifinals Tuesday. The Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. managed just three hits and didn't strike out once, putting the ball in play in their other 24 at-bats, not including two walks. "Good pitching will stop good hitting," said Churchill coach Eric Leyba, whose team ended its season 20-7. "But we put the ball in play ... and you can't ask for much more. We always tell the kids when you do that, things can happen. Defensively, they're a good team and the offense didn't catch a break. I was hoping someone would break loose and get something going ... but we kept hitting the ball right at them." Churchill's best opportunity to score came in the bottom of the third when, trailing 1-0, No. 9 hitter Ashley Puls beat out a bunt bunt: see smut. that was perfectly placed just in front of the plate for a two-out single. Sierra Lessel made it back-to-back base hits when she lined a single between shortstop and third base to put runners at first and second, but Crater pitcher Ashleigh Cuddie got Jordan Goschie to ground out to the circle to end the threat. Cuddie, a right-handed junior who retired the side in order in the first, second and seventh innings INNINGS, estates. Lands gained from the sea by draining. Cunn. L. Dict. h. t.; Law of Sewers, 31. , allowed just four more baserunners. "She's unbelievable. She may not throw strikeouts but she's very smart," Arnold said. "She'd much rather have a weak ground ball to second base than a strikeout strike·out n. Baseball Abbr. K or SO An out made by a batter charged with three strikes and credited to the pitcher who threw the strikes. Noun 1. . She understands that it's just as good." The Comets Non-periodic comets are seen only once. They are usually on near-parabolic orbits that will not return to the vicinity of the Sun for thousands of years, if ever. Periodic comets usually have elongated elliptical orbits, and usually return to the vicinity of the Sun after a number scored with two out in the top of the third inning on singles by Winningham and Haley Hevern. Winningham beat the throw on a grounder to third base, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. Emily Morrill walked to put runners on the corners and bring up Hevern, who lined an RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in single between first and second for the game's lone run. Class 4A Scappoose 10, Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, 5: Kayla Rauschert was 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored for the visiting Tigers in the loss. Teammate Molly McClaughry finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. South Umpqua 8, Yamhill-Carlton 7: Lindsey Goodson clubbed a two-run home run in the seventh inning to give the host Lancers the win. Brittany Bice had tied the game 6-6 with a solo homer Noun 1. solo homer - a home run with no runners on base solo blast home run, homer - a base hit on which the batter scores a run in the sixth for South Umpqua. Kaila Johnson added a double and an RBI. Class 3A Willamina 5, Waldport 1: Caralyn Chewning hit two homers and also struck out 12 while scattering five hits to lead the Bulldogs. Kendall Clawson drove in a run for the host Irish. Regis 6, Gold Beach 1: Alex Minten had three hits and an RBI to lead the host Rams. Ashley Weber doubled in Molly Hockema with the Panthers' only run in the seventh. Class 2A/1A Pilot Rock 7, Monroe 1: Andrea Pedro went the distance on the mound and scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. four hits for the host Rockets. Kim Thompson and Molly Wheatley hit doubles to pace the Dragons. Wheatley also threw a complete game. PREP SOFTBALL STATE PLAYOFFS Class 6A Quarterfinals FRIDAY'S RESULTS Forest Grove 6, David Douglas
David Douglas (June 25, 1799 – 1834) was a Scottish botanist. 0 Westview 3, Tualatin 2 Jesuit 5, Putnam 2 Central Catholic 1, Roseburg 0 Semifinals TUESDAY'S GAMES Westview at Forest Grove Jesuit at Central Catholic Class 5A Quarterfinals FRIDAY'S RESULTS Crater 1, Churchill 0 Corvallis 8, Century 7, 9 innings Eagle Point 4, Sherwood 2, 8 innings Glencoe 5, The Dalles-Wahtonka 1 Semifinals TUESDAY'S GAMES Corvallis at Crater Eagle Point at Glencoe Class 4A Quarterfinals FRIDAY'S RESULTS Tillamook 1, Henley 0 Central 4, Gladstone 1 South Umpqua 8, Yamhill-Carlton 7 Scappoose 10, Junction City 5 Semifinals TUESDAY'S GAMES Central at Tillamook South Umpqua at Scappoose Class 3A Quarterfinals FRIDAY'S RESULTS Valley Catholic 4, Vernonia 0 Regis 6, Gold Beach 1 Rainier 5, Dayton 1 Willamina 5, Waldport 1 Semifinals TUESDAY'S GAMES Valley Catholic at Regis Rainier at Willamina Class 2A/1A Quarterfinals FRIDAY'S RESULTS Nestucca 1, Blanchet 0 Weston-McEwen 3, Scio 0 Pilot Rock 7, Monroe 1 Imbler 7, Kennedy 0 Semifinals TUESDAY'S GAMES Nestucca at Weston-McEwen Imbler at Pilot Rock |
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